Rugby, full of tough guys, is worth your time

You wonder how much of a chance it has to ever be recognized by the state organization in terms of sanctioning, but boys rugby put on a show on Thursday night.

Join the club.

For those of you unfamiliar, it’s kind of like football with no pads, no timeouts, no huddles and few, if any, substitutions. If you get a chance to view it on television, preferably on the world-wide level, watch it, or get out to Infinity Park in Glendale. It’s worth your time.

No kidding, despite really bad weather so relevant to our recent stretch as Colorado nears completion of the high-school sports year, there were three matches that drew a decent crowd at Englewood High School.

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.